Electrostatic contacts in the activator protein-1 coiled coil enhance stability predominantly by decreasing the unfolding rate

FEBS Journal

Volumn 276, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 7305-7318

  Mason, Jody M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activator protein 1; Coiled coils; Electrostatic interactions; Protein design; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUTAMINE; PROTEIN C JUN; PROTEIN FOS; PROTEIN FOSW; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

DIMERIZATION; KINETICS; PEPTIDE LIBRARY; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-JUN; STATIC ELECTRICITY; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-1;

EID: 71949089866     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07440.x     Document Type: Article

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